Penn, Polley weigh ‘Water’ for Bigelow

Drama based on Shreve novel

Sean Penn and Sarah Polley are closing in on deals to climb aboard Canal Plus’ “The Weight of Water.”

The Kathryn Bigelow-helmed adaptation of Anita Shreve’s novel centers on two couples on a boat trip to a Scandinavian island. One member of the group is a journalist investigating a murder that took place on the island a century earlier.